Live On-Air: Saturday 11th August 2012, 3-5pm, GMT
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Luke Franks is an entertaining and engaging presenter- or at least that’s how he was described by the judges of the Sony DAB Rising Star Award. Winning Gold for his shows on Fun Kids radio, Luke’s brilliant energy makes him an enjoyable listen for adults and children alike.
On Fun Kids, Luke comprises stories, games, reviews and interviews as he hosts the flagship daily show ‘The Club’, as well as the weekend’s ‘The Treehouse’. He can also be found doing on-screen presenting for the station, which has given him some fantastic opportunities- in recent months he has presented from the Children’s Baftas, spent the day as a zoo keeper and even met Kermit the Frog! His interviews with the cast of Jonny English have racked up more than half a million downloads already.
Luke’s passion for radio started on his local station, Blink FM, at the age of 16. From there he became heavily involved in his university station, Xpress Radio in Cardiff. It was here that Luke first found success, with his comedy show winning Silver for Best Entertainment at the Student Radio Awards 2011.
Luke Franks is an entertaining and engaging presenter- or at least that’s how he was described by the judges of the Sony DABRising Star Award. Winning Gold for his shows on Fun Kids radio, Luke’s brilliant energy makes him an enjoyable listen foradults and children alike.On Fun Kids, Luke comprises stories, games, reviews and interviews as he hosts the flagship daily show ‘The Club’, as well asthe weekend’s ‘The Treehouse’. He can also be found doing on-screen presenting for the station, which has given him somefantastic opportunities- in recent months he has presented from the Children’s Baftas, spent the day as a zoo keeper and evenmet Kermit the Frog! His interviews with the cast of Jonny English have racked up more than half a million downloads already.Luke also presents on-screen continuity for children’s TV channel Tiny Pop, where he spends a lot of his time talking to a giantegg- yes, really.Luke’s passion for radio started on his local station, Blink FM, at the age of 16. From there he became heavily involved in hisuniversity station, Xpress Radio in Cardiff. It was here that Luke first found success, with his comedy show winning Silver for BestEntertainment at the Student Radio Awards 2011.He also spent 9 months working on the Emmy award winning Battlefront for Channel 4. With its purpose to support youngpeople’s campaigns, Luke and his friend embarked on a battle to get more people across the UK smiling with his ‘Smile HighClub’. The venture included interviewing bands and celebrities in an effort to rouse their support, and concluded with a laughteryoga class in the Scoop amphitheatre at More London.When not busy on TV or Radio, Luke can often be found wandering the streets of London in a chicken hat or in the newlyrenovated peanut factory that he calls home.
